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Gunnedah South Public School Newsletter Friday 9th November, 2018 Gunnedahs[email protected] www.gunnedahsp.schools.nsw.edu.au www. Flexischools.com.au Gunnedah South Public School Winder Place Gunnedah NSW 2380 Telephone: 02 6742 1899 App: Term 4 – Week 5, 2018 Tuesday 13th November P&C meeƟng 7pm Wednesday 14th November MoƟvaƟonal Speaker Luke Kennedy visiƟng Yrs 3/4 & 5/6 Friday 16th November Year 5 Captain Speeches – round 1 Kinder TransiƟon S Factor Finals 9am— 2pm 5pm Term 4 – Week 6, 2018 Tuesday 20th November Sport Photos Luke KennedyParent session at High School 8.30am 6pm Thursday 22nd November NRMA Science and Road Safety Day 9am TITANIUM LUNCH It was Mr B’s choice for lunch this week. He chose to take students Claire Dowe, Landon Mortimer and Cruize Moore-Duff to the Art Gallery. They all enjoyed their new dining experience and we are sure more students will now be choosing to go there also.

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Page 1: Friday 9th November, 2018 Gunnedah South Public School … · 2019-10-23 · Claire Dowe, Landon Mortimer and Cruize Moore-Duff to the Art Gallery. They all enjoyed their new dining

Gunnedah South Public School Newsletter Friday 9th November, 2018

Gunnedahs‐[email protected]    www.gunnedahs‐p.schools.nsw.edu.au  www. Flexischools.com.au 

Gunnedah South Public School  Winder Place  Gunnedah NSW 2380 Telephone: 02 6742 1899 

App:  

Term 4 – Week 5, 2018 

Tuesday 13th November 

P&C mee ng  7pm 

Wednesday 14th November 

Mo va onal Speaker  Luke Kennedy visi ng Yrs 3/4  & 5/6 

 

Friday 16th November 

Year 5 Captain Speeches –round 1  Kinder Transi on  S Factor Finals  

    9am—2pm  5pm 

Term 4 – Week 6, 2018 Tuesday 20th  November 

Sport Photos  Luke Kennedy‐ Parent session at High School 

8.30am  6pm 

Thursday 22nd November 

NRMA Science and Road Safety Day 

9am 

TITANIUM LUNCH It was Mr B’s choice for lunch

this week. He chose to take students

Claire Dowe, Landon Mortimer and Cruize Moore-Duff to the

Art Gallery. They all enjoyed their new dining experience and we are sure more students will now be choosing to

go there also.

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7/11/2018 

Dear Parents, 

Pertussis (whooping cough) at Gunnedah South Public School 

A child who a ends our school has been diagnosed with pertussis (whooping cough). As your children’s immunisa on is up to date, no other interven on is required. I am wri ng to provide advice and to ask that you watch out for the symptoms of pertussis in you/your child over the next two weeks.  

What is pertussis? Pertussis  is  an  infec on of  the  throat  that  can  cause bouts of  coughing,  and  some mes breathing difficul es  and vomi ng. It can be a very serious infec on in small children. The illness can last for many weeks. It usually starts with a snuffle or a cold.  

What should people who develop pertussis symptoms do? If your child develops symptoms, please take your child and this  le er to your local doctor as soon as possible. Your doctor can advise whether pertussis  is  likely and arrange  for early  treatment  if needed. Trea ng people who have pertussis with an bio cs can stop the infec on spreading, but is more effec ve if started early. 

To help prevent this infec on spreading, people who have been diagnosed with pertussis should not a end childcare un l they have completed the first 5 days of a course of the recommended an bio cs.  

If an bio cs cannot be taken, then they must stay away for 3 weeks a er onset of the cough. 

How is it prevented? Vaccina on  is the most  important way of reducing pertussis  in our community.  It  is  important to double check that your child is fully up to date with his or her immunisa ons against pertussis. Children born from October 1, 2014 will now receive a booster at 18 months.  

Children can receive their pre‐school vaccina ons from 4 years of age.  If in doubt, please ask your doctor to check. 

While the pertussis vaccina on greatly reduces the risk of disease, there is s ll a chance your child could get pertussis even if they have been fully vaccinated.  

An bio cs are not required and we do not recommend that children are excluded if they remain well. 

Need more informa on? For more informa on, please see the Pertussis Fact sheet from the website below 

www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infec ous/whoopingcough  

If you have any further concerns please call the Hunter New England Public Health Unit on 49246477 (Wallsend). 

Yours sincerely, 

 

Michelle Cutmore 

Clinical Nurse Consultant 

Per  

David Durrheim  

Director Health Protec on, 

Popula on Health  

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Dear Parents and Community Members,  

This  week  has  been  an  extraordinary  week  for students in Years 5 who are in Canberra, and Year 6 students  who  are  in  Sydney.  Reports  and  photos from both excursions clearly show our students are enjoying  the  learning  experiences  and  having  a great deal of  fun.  I  look  forward  to a  full  report  in our next newsle er.  

 

Honouring their Spirit – Remembrance Day 2018 

Remembrance  Day  has  a  special  significance  in 2018. Sunday, 11 November 2018 marks the 100th anniversary of  the Armis ce which ended  the First World War (1914–18). 

One hundred  years  ago, on 11 November  1918,  the  guns  of the  Western  Front  fell  silent a er  four  years  of  con nuous warfare.  With  their  armies retrea ng and close to collapse, German  leaders  signed  an Armis ce,  bringing  to  an  end the First World War.  

In  the  four  years  of  the  war more  than  330,000  Australians  had  served overseas, and more  than 60,000 of  them had died including  130  of  Gunnedah’s  young  men,  who bravely marched away to war never to return. The social  effects  of  these  losses  cast  a  long  shadow over the postwar decades. 

Each  year  on  this  day  Australians  observe  one minute’s silence at 11am,  in memory of those who died  or  suffered  in  all wars  and  armed  conflicts.  I encourage you wherever you are to take a moment at 11am on Sunday.  

 

Remembrance Day 2018  

 

Community Service 

With  the  significance  of  Remembrance  Day  on Sunday,  our  School  Captains  will  represent  the school and lay a wreath as part of the service which commences  at  10:45am  at  the  Cenotaph.  We encourage  all  students  and  families  to  come  along  and  stand with  our  school  captains. We will meet near  the  Post  Office  corner  and  move  to  the Cenotaph at 10:40 am.  

 

School Service  

On Monday, we will hold a short Remembrance Day service  in  our  school  hall.  This  will  commence  at 10:50am and be conclude by 11:10am. Recess  me will  be  late  on  this  day.  As  always,  parents  and community members are welcome to join us on this occasion.  

 

Pertussis  (whooping  cough)  at  Gunnedah  South Public School 

A child  in stage 3 who a ends our school has been diagnosed with pertussis  (whooping cough).  If your child’s  immunisa on  is  up  to  date,  no  other interven on  is  required.  Please  read  the message from  Hunter  New  England  Health  on  the  second page of the newsle er.  

 

Con nuing Enrolments for 2019 

If your child is leaving our school and will not require a place at Gunnedah South Public School in 2019 can you please let the office know immediately? We are currently organising class structures for 2019, so it is essen al that we are informed of any students who are  leaving.  Similarly  if  you  know  of  any  new students moving into the area please let them know to enrol now for 2019. 

 

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Year 5 – Captain and Leadership Speeches  

Last  term  Year  5  students  and  I  spoke  about  how our  2019  elec ons  would  run  this  term.  As  the school  principal,  my  expecta ons  and  our  school community  expecta ons  for  all  school  leaders  is excep onally high and we require students who are excep onal  role  models  for  peers  for  these posi ons.  

We have developed  some  interes ng  ground  rules together:  

1.  Any  student  who  has  a  red  slip  or  is suspended  from  12th  September  onwards would  be  ineligible  to  stand  for  a  posi on. From 2019,  this will be  the whole of year  for Year 5 students.  

2.  There  will  be  two  rounds  of  vo ng.   a.  Round 1 will be Year 5 and Staff only     – this will be on 16th of November.      The speeches are then followed by      vo ng which commences at        11:30am. This allows  for Year 5      students to successfully nominate 10     boys  and  10  girls  for  the     K‐5 students who are eligible to vote     in Round 2.  

  b.  Round 2  –  Speeches will be held on      4th  December  while  Year  6  are  on      High School Transi on.  The       speeches are then followed by vo ng     which  commences  at  11:30am.     The outcome of the elec ons will      then   be announced on Presenta on     day.  

3.  Leadership  speeches will  occur  in  the  School Hall  and  Year  5  parents  and  families  are invited to a end if they would like.  

4.  No  props  can  be  used  as  part  of  the speeches. 

5.  Students  who  are  elected  to  the  leadership team  along with  their  parents/carers will  be expected  to  sign  a  Captain  Code  of  Conduct which  outlines  expecta ons  of  our  school leaders at the beginning of 2019.   

The ‘S Factor’ Grand Final 

Please come along and support our finalists for the ‘S Factor’ grand final on Friday 16th of November. It should  be  a  night  full  of  great  entertainment  and staff are looking forward to an amazing evening. See you there! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spor ng Photos 

Montage  Fotos  will  be  visi ng  our  school  on Tuesday 20th November to take photos of our 2018 spor ng  teams  and  students  involved  in representa ve  sport. A  schedule of  the day will be in  the  next  newsle er.  Students  who  have  been involved  in  representa ve  sport  throughout  the year are reminded  to wear  their sports uniform on this day.  

 

Finally, I am  looking forward to another great week at South,  full of  fantas c student achievement and entertainment on Friday at the ‘S Factor’ 

 

Thank  you  for  your ongoing  support of our  school and its students, have a great weekend.  

 

Pete Baum 

Principal 

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MERIT CERTIFICATES

GOLD 6W Kalan Southwell 6L Jesse Giles-Smyth 5C Ben Hall 4/5H Cooper McLoughlin 4R Zenae Burwood, Katelyn Carr 3H Bella Stephens

SILVER 6W Thomas Eveleigh, Aidan Wise, Angus Waerea, Alic Higgs, Jydan Davison, Dylan Anderson, Kalan Southwell 6L Nate Harris, Jesse Giles-Smyth, Mika Formann 5C Ben Hall, Riley Price, Tiah Small 4/5H Charles DeGuzman, Lauchlan Southwell, Jack Fouracre, Cooper McLoughlin, Sienna Mitchell, Frankee Barnes 4R Zenae Burwood, Braidyn Delaney, Katelyn Carr 3H Bella Stephens, Lachlan Swain, Lacie Kleinschafer 2LZ Zali Beasley, Liana Burwood KR Darcy Seach, Darcie Crane KA Alexandra Sawyer

TITANIUM 5C Ben Hall 4/5 H Cooper McLoughlin

BRONZE 2M Nate Jaeger, Abigail Sutcliffe 2LZ Asher Cameron, Deacon Jounquay-Hayes 2G Lylah Tindall, Ben King 1H Kelly Briggs, Noah Haley 1F Kobe Waugh, Jayden Van Den Elst, Ryder Alvey 1C Lainey Stewart-Harris, Reuben Crawford, Jaydah Budden-Talbott 1D Chaise Meredith, Josie Spradbrow

YCDI 2M Mea Woolaston 2LZ Sam Dew 1H Nate Wise 1C Maddison Craig 1D Leo Dowling

PBL 2M Chelsea Cochran 2LZ Ruby Newman 2G Maddison Thomson 1H Shii-Lee Foley 1F Sienna Hosea 1C Lila Mortimer 1D Kayleigh McCauley

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P & C News Tickets are still available for our major raffle, the 10 prizes are fabulous and there will only be 1500 tickets sold. Tickets can be purchased online at http://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=386463& or if you would prefer to buy your tickets offline, please leave your name and contact number with the office ladies. A member from the P & C can then get in contact and process the ticket order for you.

Term 4, Week 3 Results Top Classes

#1 5C — Average 510 Points per student #2 MC — Average 466 Points per student #3 3S — Average 368 Points per student

#1 Jada Villegas 5C 2460 Points

#2 Aleisha Doolan 4P 2180 Points #3 Steven Hopwood 4/5H 2144 Points

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NRL Skills Development Clinic During week two, stage two and three students par cipated in an NRL Skills Development Clinic ran by Luke and Bree from the NRL Development Team. Students were given the opportunity to develop their ball skills including the correct catching and passing techniques. Students were also given the chance to play games that develop their confidence. The progress students made in 

such a short space of  me was impressive. 

Mrs Mitchell 

Congratulations to our students who participated in the Athletic State Finals.

Bella Sawyer finished equal 4th in her high jump event, and our junior boys relay team, Tyler Scott, Tyrone Winsor, Liam Duff and Harry Ryman finished 31st in the state and

1st in the North West. What an awesome effort.

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FREEPARENTEVENING

With

LUKEKENNEDY

20TH NOVEMBER 6pm at the High School 

Come along and take the opportunity to hear one  of Sydney’s best mo va onal speakers 

LUKE KENNEDY

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On the outside he looked strong and confident, on the

inside his thoughts would come to haunt him. He was

incredibly scared, depressed, anxious, and

awkward in social situations. Luke always worried what other people thought about

him which led to him committing some harsh acts

and missing out on many positive opportunities.

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He opens up the audience’s eyes, and mind, to their ego – to the labels that we battle to live up to, and relates his story back to some of the

masks the audience would be wearing. He then shows

how these labels, and worrying what other

people think, is ruining our relationships, following

through on ideas (it could be as simple as not making

those crucial sales calls, or not putting your hand up in

class), happiness, and success in every area of life. Becoming aware of ones ego

and labels, is the first step towards releasing it.....

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